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31st October 2012

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by Paul Johnston

Ambassador to Ireland

Different kinds of inspiration

Being an Ambassador involves many different experiences. Going to see the new James Bond film was exhilarating, but even better was meeting members of the Swedish Paralympic team from London 2012 last Friday night. I’ve written in this space before about the spirit of the Paralympics, but to meet the individuals who embody it was […]

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9th October 2012 London, UK

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by Rob Fenn

Head of Human Rights and Democracy Department, FCO

My unforgettable Olympic experience

In her guest blog, Brunei’s first female Olympian, Maziah Mahusin (who is also the Sultanate’s 400m record holder, since the Games), describes what it felt like to carry the nation’s flag into the Stadium; to run for her country (despite a virus), and to meet Usain Bolt and Her Majesty The Queen. Back in Brunei […]

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12th September 2012

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by Greg Dorey

Diplomat

The Paralympics – Transforming Attitudes

The success of Ethiopian athletes in the London 2012 Olympic Games created an amazing wave of national excitement and pride here. And then the Paralympics games continued to maintain the spirit of jubilation. Like many Ethiopians and indeed sports fans all over the world, I was keenly looking forward to the Paralympics. Britain has always […]

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11th September 2012 Warsaw, Poland

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by Martin Oxley

Director of UKTI Warsaw

The biggest, greatest Olympic welcome back home ever!

21.20 last night the plane touched down at Okęcie Airport in Warsaw bringing back the best ever performing Polish Paralympic Team ever. 101 athletes across 11 disciplines; 36 medals – the 9th best team in the world, rank 3 in Europe and by far the leader of the pack in the Emerging Europe countries. A […]

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6th September 2012 London, UK

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by Rob Fenn

Head of Human Rights and Democracy Department, FCO

Brunei and the Paralympics

You can tell a lot about a country from the way it treats it citizens with disabilities. You can tell a lot, that way, about the planet as a whole. That’s the message of the London 2012 Paralympic Games: a call for “Enlightenment” and a celebration of the fact that athletes with disabilities are taking […]

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5th September 2012 Bucharest, Romania

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by Raluca Bragarea

Head of Communications, Bucharest

Guest blog: The Paralympic Games through the eyes of Cristina Bazavan

This week I invited Cristina Bazavan, blogger and friend, to guest blog about the Paralympic Games. Cristina has just returned from the Games in London so she can tell us more about the unseen side of the people, the places and the emotions she experienced. Let’s find out more! Check Cristina’s blogs in Romanian. Find […]

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3rd September 2012

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by Martin Harris

British Ambassador to Ukraine

Golden Edi!

Last weekend was a great weekend for Romania at the London 2012 velodrome. Many congratulations to Eduard Novak for first beating the world record in the qualifiers for the Men’s Individual C4 Pursuit, and then going on to win Romania’s first ever Paralympics Gold Medal in the final. Eduard is an amazing athlete, making his […]

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29th August 2012

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by Martin Harris

British Ambassador to Ukraine

Part Two – the Paralympics

Tonight is the opening ceremony of London 2012 Paralympic Games. Romania will be competing with its largest ever paralympic team, almost double the size of its delegation to Beijing four years ago. And this will be the largest Paralympic Games ever, with over two million tickets sold, and all the venues selling out fast. I […]

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28th August 2012

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by Paul Johnston

Ambassador to Ireland

The Paralympics are coming home

Older readers, i e those of you who were around at the end of last year, may remember my blog in The Local where I wrote about how the Paralympics are returning to the country where the concept of organised, competitive disability sport really started. On 29 August, sixty-four years after the first disability sport […]

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